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FAA incident report · Beech 35-B33 · El Monte, CA · January 19, 1995

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Date
January 19, 1995 · 13:06 local
Place
El Monte, CA
Airport
El Monte Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N8645M
Reported as
Beech 35B33
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,410 total1,200 in this make and model22 in the last 90 days
N8645MRegistered now · Beech 35-B33S/N CD-671 · Built 1963Airframe modelBeech 35-B33Engine modelContinental I0-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Narrative: on January 19, 1995, N8645M a BE-33, operated by the private pilot owner landed gear up at the El Monte California airport. The pilot had departed a nearby airport and obtained the ATIS for El Monte. The ATIS indicated runway 19 was in use for take off and landing. When the pilot contacted the control tower for landing instructions he was informed to adjust his space for an aircraft departing on runway 19 and cleared to land on runway 1. The pilot of N86455M landed on runway 1 but failed to extend the landing gear. The aircraft sustained minimal damage. The pilot stated he was preoccupied with the change of runways and forgot to extend the landing gear. The pilot was counseled by inspector christopher on use of the aircraft checklist. This incident investigation is closed.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON JANUARY 19, 1995, N8645M A BE-33, OPERATED BY THE PRIVATE PILOT OWNER LANDED GEAR UP AT THE EL MONTE CALIFORNIA AIRPORT. THE PILOT HAD DEPARTED A NEARBY AIRPORT AND OBTAINED THE ATIS FOR EL MONTE. THE ATIS INDICATED RUNWAY 19 WAS IN USE FOR TAKE OFF AND LANDING. WHEN THE PILOT CONTACTED THE CONTROL TOWER FOR LANDING INSTRUCTIONS HE WAS INFORMED TO ADJUST HIS SPACE FOR AN AIRCRAFT DEPARTING ON RUNWAY 19 AND CLEARED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 1. THE PILOT OF N86455M LANDED ON RUNWAY 1 BUT FAILED TO EXTEND THE LANDING GEAR. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINIMAL DAMAGE. THE PILOT STATED HE WAS PREOCCUPIED WITH THE CHANGE OF RUNWAYS AND FORGOT TO EXTEND THE LANDING GEAR. THE PILOT WAS COUNSELED BY INSPECTOR CHRISTOPHER ON USE OF THE AIRCRAFT CHECKLIST. THIS INCIDENT INVESTIGATION IS CLOSED.